Latest web page additions

More School Links

Building our schools:

Building a second school (2009)
Inaugurating the community built school (Mar 2010)
Photos of the almost finished school (Jan. 2010)
The Community is building their school (Sept 2009)

Building the first school (2006)

The first school in Fiadanana (2006)
Photos of Fiadananas new school being built (2005/6)
Making bricks to build the school
Analysis of the need for a school (2005)

Solar water pasteurization and cooking

Microcredit Links

Your very own (almost) do-it-yourself Zahana card

Thank you for visiting our 'Donate' page. we know that during the pandemic of 2020 you get many requests for for support and we are grateful you are considering Zahana.

This page was created at a time when people actualy stull printed out things and send them by postal mail. Now it is more an hisorical account of the many things we tried over time, since GlobalGiving offeres instant elecronic cards.

Download the pdf file of the picture you like. These are high-resolution pdf preped for printing.
Print it on plain paper or card stock paper for a more card-like feel. Cut along the lines with the scissors and you have made your very own 5 by 7 photo card.

Make your donation to Zahana (more below)

Write your personal message in the centerfold

Mail cards to friends and loved ones

If you are interested in photo card that fit in regular #10 envelope, please click here

Gift card "Happy Kids"
To download the high resolution pdf file (1.9MB) for printing please click here

Gift card with the seven sisters in their classroom in the new school in Fiarenana
To download the high resolution pdf file (800K) for printing please click here

seven sisters in the classroom in Madagascar

Gift card with a little boy in 2005 and 2010
To download the high resolution pdf file (800K) for printing please click here

5 years later in the village in Madagascar

Gift card with children drinking from the new communal water faucet
To download the high resolution pdf file (2.4MB) for printing please click here

Gift card with children under the tree next to the school
To download the high resolution pdf file (1.7MB) for printing please click here

Zahana Gift Card 7 x 5 with children under a tree next to the school in Madagascar

Gift card with children drinking water from yogurt cups in the school
To download the high resolution pdf file (2.4MB) for printing please click here

All donations in the USA are tax-deductible. You currently have three options for your donation: by check or by credit card.

1. To make a donation by check in 3 easy steps:

1) Write a check to: "Tides Foundation"
plus: "Zahana Fund" in the memo section

2) Mail your check to:
    Project Zahana
    Box 62223
    Honolulu HI 96839

3) Get a tax deduction

More information about donating by check on the Zahana website.

II. With Global Giving
Since December 2008 Zahana has been included in the GlobalGiving website with a permanent presence. There is a link to our current projects with GlobalGiving on our website. You may also visit global giving.org and go to the country list of Madagascar to find us there. The scope of the projects presented at GlobalGiving might change over time as we receive donations to implement them.

Make your own 5 by 7 Zahana Photo Gift Card

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